Village Crestmont Houston USA, L.L.C. and West Crestmont Houston USA, L.L.C. v. Jose J. Gaitan, Individually and D/B/A EC & J Remodeling & Painting

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed November 10, 2015.

S In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-15-00639-CV

VILLAGE CRESTMONT HOUSTON USA, L.L.C. AND WEST CRESTMONT
HOUSTON USA, L.L.C., Appellants

V.

JOSE J. GAITAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A EC & J REMODELING & PAINTING,
Appellee

On Appeal from the 191st Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DC-15-04688

MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Lang-Miers, Brown, and Schenck
Opinion by Justice Schenck

By order of September 23, 2015, we granted appellants’ counsel’s motion to withdraw.

Because a corporation may only appear through an attorney, we directed appellants in that same

order to file a notice designating new counsel within thirty days. See Kunstoplast of Am., Inc. v.

Formosa Plastics Corp., 937 S.W.2d 455, 456 (Tex. 1996) (per curiam). We cautioned

appellants that failure to timely obtain new counsel would result in dismissal of the appeal

without further notice. To date, however, appellants have not designated new counsel or
otherwise communicated with the Court regarding the appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the

appeal.

/David J. Schenck/
DAVID J. SCHENCK
JUSTICE

150639F.P05

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Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
JUDGMENT

VILLAGE CRESTMONT HOUSTON On Appeal from the 191st Judicial District
USA, L.L.C. AND WEST CRESTMONT Court, Dallas County, Texas
HOUSTON USA, L.L.C., Appellants Trial Court Cause No. DC-14-08108.
Opinion delivered by Justice Schenck.
No. 05-15-00639-CV V. Justices Lang-Miers and Brown
participating.
JOSE J. GAITAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND
D/B/A EC & J REMODELING &
PAINTING, Appellee

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.

We ORDER appellee Jose J. Gaitan, Individually and d/b/a EC & J Remodeling &
Painting recover his costs, if any, of this appeal from appellant Village Crestmont Houston USA,
L.L.C. and West Crestmont Houston USA, L.L.C.

Judgment entered this 10th day of November, 2015.

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